noun
A condition where writers or directors act like reading or respecting the original material is toxic. Symptoms: rewriting the story, changing characters’ personalities, and inventing plot points out of nowhere—usually with the proud proclamation that they “improved” it.
Symptoms include:
Ignoring established world rules
Characters behaving in ways that betray their core identity
Frequently saying things like, “We just didn’t like the original”
Confusing longtime fans while trying to attract new ones
A condition where writers or directors act like reading or respecting the original material is toxic. Symptoms: rewriting the story, changing characters’ personalities, and inventing plot points out of nowhere—usually with the proud proclamation that they “improved” it.
Symptoms include:
Ignoring established world rules
Characters behaving in ways that betray their core identity
Frequently saying things like, “We just didn’t like the original”
Confusing longtime fans while trying to attract new ones
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